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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-12-5
pubmed:abstractText
Iron-mediated oxidative stress has been implicated in the pathology of the neurodegenerative disease Friedreich ataxia (FRDA). Here, we show that normal upregulation of the stress defense protein manganese superoxide dismutase (MnSOD) fails to occur in FRDA fibroblasts exposed to iron. This impaired induction was observed at iron levels in which increased activation of the redox-sensitive factor NF-kappaB was absent. Furthermore, MnSOD induction could only be partially suppressed by antioxidants. We conclude that an NF-kappaB-independent pathway that may not require free radical signaling is responsible for the reduction of MnSOD induction. This impairment could constitute both a novel defense mechanism against iron-mediated oxidative stress in cells with mitochondrial iron overload and conversely, an alternative source of free radicals that could contribute to the disease pathology.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0014-5793
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
30
pubmed:volume
509
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
101-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11734214-Antioxidants, pubmed-meshheading:11734214-Apoptosis, pubmed-meshheading:11734214-Blotting, Western, pubmed-meshheading:11734214-Cell Nucleus, pubmed-meshheading:11734214-Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:11734214-DNA, Complementary, pubmed-meshheading:11734214-Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, pubmed-meshheading:11734214-Fibroblasts, pubmed-meshheading:11734214-Free Radical Scavengers, pubmed-meshheading:11734214-Free Radicals, pubmed-meshheading:11734214-Friedreich Ataxia, pubmed-meshheading:11734214-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:11734214-Iron, pubmed-meshheading:11734214-Mitochondria, pubmed-meshheading:11734214-NF-kappa B, pubmed-meshheading:11734214-Nucleic Acid Hybridization, pubmed-meshheading:11734214-Oxidation-Reduction, pubmed-meshheading:11734214-Oxidative Stress, pubmed-meshheading:11734214-Phenotype, pubmed-meshheading:11734214-RNA, pubmed-meshheading:11734214-Superoxide Dismutase, pubmed-meshheading:11734214-Time Factors, pubmed-meshheading:11734214-Transcription, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:11734214-Up-Regulation
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Manganese superoxide dismutase induction by iron is impaired in Friedreich ataxia cells.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medicine, Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Canada.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't